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The study aims to investigate food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices among urban vegetable producers and consumers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Exploring food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices and their determinants among urban vegetable producers and consumers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed research approach

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Mixed research approach examines food safety knowledge and practices in urban Ethiopia, suggesting socio-economic influences.

The study aims to investigate food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices among urban vegetable producers and consumers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-design
Quantitative data collected through structured household surveys
Qualitative data gathered from key informant interviews and focus group discussions
Descriptive and inferential statistics used for analysis
Multivariate probit model to determine influencing factors
Both producers and consumers demonstrated good levels of knowledge and attitudes towards food safety.
Households faced barriers such as access to water and training that impacted food safety practices.
Knowledge significantly influenced by age and education; attitudes influenced by age alone.
Practice linked strongly to education, household size, occupation type, and training.
Knowledge and attitudes were correlated, but no significant links were found between knowledge and practice or between attitudes and practice.

Alem et al. (2026) studied this question.

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